Plainview High Band earns Sweepstakes honors

By DOUG McDONOUGH dmcdonough@hearstnp.com

Published 11:28 am, Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Plainview Band Booster representative Tammy Waller holds a door open for members of the Plainview High Non-Varsity Red Band on Tuesday as they file into a rehearsal room at Wayland’s Harral Auditorium for the UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest. All four PHS bands competed Tuesday, along with area 1A and 2A bands. The two-day contest concludes today with more 2A, 3A and 4A bands. less

Plainview Band Booster representative Tammy Waller holds a door open for members of the Plainview High Non-Varsity Red Band on Tuesday as they file into a rehearsal room at Wayland’s Harral Auditorium for the ... more

Plainview High Band earns Sweepstakes honors

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The Plainview High School Powerhouse of the Plains Band finished off its competitive UIL season on Tuesday by winning Division 1 recognition in both concert and sightreading contests. Since the band received a Division 1 rating in marching contest in October, it received a Sweepstakes trophy at the conclusion of Tuesday’s event, held in Harral Auditorium on the Wayland Baptist University campus.

The PHS varsity concert band, which was the last group to perform Tuesday, is directed by Anthony Gonzales. For its concert selections, Gonzales had his students perform “Galop,” by Shostakovich/Hunsberger; “Rhosymedre,” by Vaughan Williams/Beeler; and “Ride,” by Hazo.

Judges for the concert portion of the event included retired PHS band director Barry Hurt, Ray Portillo and Jim Rhodes. Sightreading judges were Stazie Church, Matt Daily and Ed Troyer.

Three other Plainview High School bands competed in Tuesday’s UIL contest at Wayland.

The PHS Non-Varsity Band directed by David Martinez received Division 1 ratings in both concert and sightreading, as did the PHS Sub Non-Varsity A Band directed by John Jones. The PHS Sub Non-Varsity B Band, directed by Samantha Vickery, received a Division 1 rating in concert and a Division 2 in sightreading.

A total of 14 bands competed on Tuesday, with 18 groups scheduled to compete Wednesday.

The Abernathy High School Band received Division 1 ratings in both concert and sightreading, and earned Sweepstakes honors with a Division 1 last fall in marching. It is directed by Matt Knight, Trisha Burrell and Anna Jo Knight.

Cotton Center High School Band, directed by James Higgs and Sheri Higgs, received a Division 3 in concert and Division 4 in sightreading.

Floydada ISD Band, directed by Justin Ogden and Rafael Gallastegui, received Division 1 ratings in both concert and sightreading, but did not receive Sweepstakes honors after earning a Division 2 in marching.

Lockney High School Band, directed by Rob Lovett and Katie Hon, received Division 1 in both concert and sightreading, as well as Sweepstakes honors.

Two area bands will be among the groups scheduled to compete Wednesday at Wayland. The Hale Center High School Band will be first up, at 8 a.m., and the Olton High School Band is set to perform at 10:05 a.m. Hale Center received a Division 2 in marching competition last fall, but Olton has a chance for Sweepstakes honors after receiving a Division 1 in marching.